HEY, GM: Manchester United Admits It Doesn't Have 659 Million Fanshttp://www.businessinsider.com/hey-gm-manchester-united-admits-it-doesnt-have-659-million-fans-2012-8/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:41:32 -0500Jim Edwardshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5029bf8d6bb3f70048000001andrewrainsMon, 13 Aug 2012 23:01:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5029bf8d6bb3f70048000001
That assumption ("somewhere between 5 and 26 million followers) is silly and flawed. If you're using FB as the top end of the estimate, you need to remember that less that 1 in 7 people globally are on FB. And you're using two unrelated numbers for your boundaries. Ugh.
And a "fan" is not useless to the club if they don't buy team merchandise. Television revenues are HUGE. Plus, even if they don't buy MUFC jerseys (because they're too fat, for example) doesn't mean they won't like the prestige of the bow-tie on the jersey and decide that they want it on the front of their car too.
Don't be lazy in your writing. I agree the deal is shady, but this article sucks.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/502652ceeab8ea9a2b000004SaadSat, 11 Aug 2012 08:40:46 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/502652ceeab8ea9a2b000004
A "fan," of course, is useless to a club
Are you kidding me? No wonder Liverpool sucks.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50255c5eeab8ea547f000006ARMFri, 10 Aug 2012 15:09:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50255c5eeab8ea547f000006
Anybody in sound mind knew Manchester United didn't have 659 million fans across the world, but we are talking about Government Motors here.......